To
Francis E. Bliss
6 September 1879 • Elmira, N.Y.
(MS: Sotheby’s, New York, December 1993, UCCL 01683)
c. j. langdon, president. j. d. f. slee, vice president. w. l. kingman, treasurer. w. d. kelly, secretary.
the mcintyre coal company 
presidents office
elmira, n.y. Saturday. 187 9
My Dear Frank:
When you return the MS to me by Express, don’t forget to mark it “Value $500”—or $1000.
When shall you be done with it? I ask because I want to know whether to go & visit my Fredonia folks now, or wait till I have revised the book. I am not in any hurry for the MS, but I want to know how to date the aforesaid visit. ‸ Write me Telegraph or write me.‸
Yrs Truly
S. L. C.
Source text(s):Previous publication:Sotheby’s catalog, 10–11 December 1993, no. 6515, lot 214, facsimile; MTLP, 119–20.
Provenance:Offered for sale by Sotheby’s in December 1993.
